James Alfalla is a Brooklyn-based photographer who lives and works in the neighborhood and internationally. His work is known for its capacity to mysteriously blur the lines between the figurative and the abstract. In this newly compiled series of photographs – shot in the Fort Greene neighborhood of Brooklyn and in Peru – James has focused on the figures and shadows that haunt Brooklyn after dark. The images that make up Brooklyn Nights capture the unexpected relationship between color and movement -- on wet pavement, against crumbling walls, in our very backyard -- moments when color and form appear to emanate from another world. A simple Brooklyn streetlight lures us into one of his photographs.

James’ larger format works for which he is particularly recognized, have been received well by the artistic community-- an artistic rendering that has been described as Man Ray meets Monet – where James takes pleasure in sculpting and reworking the naked silhouette to create a watery dreamscape of fleeting colors and figures.

Peru also plays a vital role in James’ work – an eclectic mix of faces, strangers, acquaintances, ordinary people randomly encountered in the streets of Lima. In contrast to James’ Brooklyn collection, his shots of Peru capture the day-to-day, the everyman, an extraordinary moment in a city’s ordinary day.

Whether you have an event to be photographed, a portfolio to build, editorial, commercial or commissioned work, James will be more than happy to discuss your needs.